From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
ARTHUR ASHEThroughout my formal education I spent many, many hours in public and school libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were. The current definitive answer to almost any question can be found within the four walls of most libraries.
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I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some essential way, I am something of a loner.
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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Every time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit. You never really cancel the fear of losing; you keep challenging it.
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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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You’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
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Seven out of 10 black faces you see on television are athletes. The black athlete carries the image of the black community. He carries the cross, in a way, until blacks make inroads in other dimensions.
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I keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.
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You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
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Drummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing.
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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There is a terrific apprehension among some people that blacks will take over the sport… It will create problems because their behavior, speech and dress is just a completely different culture.
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